Receptacle-actuated faucet



1 I July 927 c. w. HATHAWAY RECEPTACLE ACTUATED FAUCET Filed 001:. 17, 1925 Patented July 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,637,221 PATENT OFFICE.

CHESTER W. HA'IHAWAYQOE DECATUR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T ADOLPH MUELLER, TRUSTEE, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

I 'RECEPTACLE-ACTUATED FAUCET.

Application filed October 17, 1925. Serial No. 63,123.

The present invention relates to faucets,

and more particularly to faucets of the type comprising a normally closed valve and valve operating means in the form of a memher adapted to be engaged and operated by a vessel when presented to the faucet.

An object of the invention is to provide a faucet of this type which has relatlvely few working parts, and is simple in construction, whereby the labor and expense involved in its production may be considerably less than required for the production of the ordinary faucet of this type.

A further object of the invention is to provide means permitting ready access to the interior of the faucet for repair or replacement of its operating parts.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the following disclosure of one embodiment which, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevational view,

Figure 2 is a front elevational view, and

Figure 3 a longitudinally sectional view.

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description, 10 indicates the body portion of the faucet which forms the valve chamber, and has depending therefrom a relatively short spout or nozzle 11, which,

preferably, is cast integrally with the body portion. An important feature of the invention consists in the formation of the body 10, which, it will be noted, is of regular or symmetrical contour, preferably a sphere,

the only irregularity therein being the radially projecting spout. By casting the body portion in this form, it may be readily machined over its entire surface in an ordinary lathe. To be more exact, the only part which is not machined is the spout, and, hence, it is possible to produce the body without the usual manual labor necessary for the production of a spout of irregular contour. The spherical body with its spout is cast, and then, by chucking the spout in the usual work holder of a lathe, the surface of the spherical body may be worked automatically, thus eliminating the labor and expense involved in grinding and polishing irregular or non-spherical bodies which must be presented manually to a grinding wheel.

The body portion is formed with a threaded inlet opening 12, having a countersink 13 to receive the threaded end of a shank 14-,

the latter having a shoulder 15 adapted to fit within the countersink and make a fluidtight joint. An additional opening 16 is formed-in the body portion, preferably between the inlet opening 12 and the nozzle,-to receive a valve stem 17, which projects through a stufling box 18 having packing 19 therein adapted to be compressed by means of a stufiing nut 20. A cap 21 upon the stem carries the valve 22, which is normally maintained against a seat 23 in the form of an upwardly projecting flange surrounding an opening 24 in a wall or diaphragm 25 ex tending partially across the body portion and terminating adjacent the inlet opening 12 in a downwardly extending wall 26. The

wall 26 is positioned over the inlet opening,

and serves as a bafile to direct the liquid upwardly above the wall 25 into a reception chamber, which, it will be understood, communicates with the nozzle through the opening 24, the latter being normally closed by means of the valve 22.

The valve is actuated by means of a lever 27 fulcrumed upon a pin 28 supported by spaced lugs 29 extending rearwardly from the nozzle. The lever is provided with the rearwardly projection 30 arranged beneath the valve stem, and at its lower end is formed with a fork 31, having ball tips 32 for engaging the wall of the vessel as it is positioned beneath the spout.

As will be understood, when a vessel is presented to the faucet, the valve actuating lever 27 must be moved rearwardly, which raises the valve 22, and permits fluid to be discharged through the spout.

Any suitable means may be provided to permit access to the interior of the body portion. In the present instance, an opening 31 is formed in the top of the body portion, the same being normally closed by means of a cap or plug 32 having an interior recess 33, which serves" to guide the valve in its movement. The spring 34. abuts the plug 32 and the cap 21 on the valve stem, and, being normally under compression, serves to maintain the valve closed. When the plug 32 is removed, the valve and its stem may be withdrawn through the opening 31.

It will be observed that the construction of the faucet is very simple, and includes a minimum number of working parts. Fluid entering the body portion through the opening 12 must follow substantially a tortuous course upwardly and above the chamber 25, to which it is directed by the baflie 26, and when the valve is opened, passes through the opening 24 to the discharge nozzle. This is desirable in order to prevent a direct passage of the fluid from body being divided into two chambers, communicating, respectively, with said inlet and nozzle, by a partition includin a wall which extends inwardly from the e ge of the inlet opening, at' an inclination to the axis of said opening, and a second wall extending at an acute angle to said first wall across the inner end of the nozzle, said second wall being provided with an' opening adapted to establish communication between the nozzle and the chamber in the body on the opposite side of the partition from the nozzle, 11 valve controlling flow through said opening and having its stem projecting from the body, a spring actin to maintain the valve in position to close said opening in the partition, and means adapted to be engaged by a vessel positioned beneath the nozzle for moving the valve in opposition to the spring.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CHESTER W. HATHAWAY. 

